En Ragam Oru Thalai Ragam
From Idhu Namma Aalu (2016) · 2015
- Lyricist
- T. R. Kuralarasan
- Singers
- T. R. Silambarasan, S. T. Rajendar
- Music director
- T. R. Kuralarasan
- Details
- Idhu Namma Aalu (2016)2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {Enakaga porandhalae ava | She was born just for me |
| En kooda irundhalae | She was right there with me |
| Avala ippa thedi pakuren | Now I search for her everywhere |
| Male | |
| Ava kooda irundha naatkal | The days spent with her |
| Ethayum marakka mudiyala | I cannot forget any of them |
| Ava illatha oru vazhkaiya | A life without her |
| Nenachu paakka mudiyala | I cannot even imagine |
| Male | |
| {En ragam oru thala ragam | My melody is a one-sided song |
| Ada kadavulae yen intha sogam | Oh God, why this grief? |
| En kaadhal romba pavam | My love is so pitiful |
| Romba pavam | So very pitiful |
| Enakku ava venum} (2) | I want her with me |
| Male | |
| Un kooda nan vazhuvenunu | My melody is a one-sided song |
| Nee sathiyam panna | Oh God, why this grief? |
| En kanavellam | My love is so pitiful |
| Kalachi puttu | So very pitiful |
| En manasa yendi konna | I want her with me |
| Male | |
| Un pechellam nambi vittu | That I will live with you |
| Un pinnala vanthen | You made a sacred vow |
| Yemandhu poiyi dhevadhasa | All my dreams |
| Naan othhaya ninnen | Shattering them into pieces |
| Aiyoo yemandhu poiyi dhevadhasa | Why did you destroy my heart? |
| Naan othaya ninen | Believing all your words |
| Male | |
| En idhayathil | I walked right behind you |
| Vithayai vizhunthayae | Cheated and turned into a Devadas |
| Oru poovaga nee valarndhayae | I stood all alone |
| En malarae en vaadi ponaa.. | Alas, cheated and turned into a Devadas |
| Male | |
| {En ragam oru thala ragam | I stood all alone |
| Ada kadavulae yen intha sogam | Inside my heart |
| En kaadhal romba pavam | You fell like a seed |
| Romba pavam | You grew into a flower |
| Enakku ava venum} (2) | My beloved flower, why did you wither away? |
| Male | |
| When i saw you first girl | My melody is a one-sided song |
| You was fine | Oh God, why this grief? |
| I dont know why but | My love is so pitiful |
| You blow my mind | So very pitiful |
| You made a feel like a million in a one | I want her with me |
| And one in a billion you be the one | My melody is a one-sided song |
| Who can change my world | Oh God, why this grief? |
| And then baby change my way | My love is so pitiful |
| I got a feeling that you could take my breath away | So very pitiful |
| I am saying just because im in love | I want her with me |
| This is coming out love | When I saw you first, girl |
| From the bottom of my heart girl | You were fine |
{ எனக்காகப் பொறந்தாளே
அவ என் கூட இருந்தாளே
அவள இப்பத் தேடிப் பாக்குறேன்
அவ கூட இருந்த நாட்கள்
எதையும் மறக்க முடியல
அவ இல்லாத ஒரு வாழ்க்கைய
நினைச்சுப் பாக்க முடியல
She was born just for me
She was right there with me
Now I search for her everywhere
{ என் ராகம் ஒரு தலை ராகம்
அட கடவுளே ஏன் இந்த சோகம்
என் காதல் ரொம்ப பாவம்
ரொம்ப பாவம் எனக்கு அவ வேணும் } (2)
The days spent with her
I cannot forget any of them
A life without her
I cannot even imagine
உன் கூட நான்
வாழ்வேன்னு நீ சத்தியம்
பண்ண என் கனவெல்லாம்
கலைச்சுபுட்டு என் மனச
ஏண்டி கொன்ன
My melody is a one-sided song
Oh God, why this grief?
My love is so pitiful
So very pitiful
I want her with me
உன் பேச்செல்லாம்
நம்பிவிட்டு உன் பின்னால
வந்தேன் ஏமாந்து போயி
தேவதாஸா நான் ஒத்தையா
நின்னேன் ஐயோ ஏமாந்து போயி
தேவதாஸா நான் ஒத்தையா நின்னேன்
My melody is a one-sided song
Oh God, why this grief?
My love is so pitiful
So very pitiful
I want her with me
என் இதயத்தில்
விதையாய் விழுந்தாயே
ஒரு பூவாக நீ வளா்ந்தாயே
என் மலரே ஏன் வாடிப்போன
That I will live with you
You made a sacred vow
All my dreams
Shattering them into pieces
Why did you destroy my heart?
Believing all your words
{ என் ராகம் ஒரு தலை ராகம்
அட கடவுளே ஏன் இந்த சோகம்
என் காதல் ரொம்ப பாவம்
ரொம்ப பாவம் எனக்கு அவ வேணும் } (2)
I walked right behind you
Cheated and turned into a Devadas
I stood all alone
Alas, cheated and turned into a Devadas
...................................
I stood all alone
Inside my heart
You fell like a seed
You grew into a flower
My beloved flower, why did you wither away?
My melody is a one-sided song
Oh God, why this grief?
My love is so pitiful
So very pitiful
I want her with me
My melody is a one-sided song
Oh God, why this grief?
My love is so pitiful
So very pitiful
I want her with me
When I saw you first, girl
You were fine
{Enakaga porandhalae ava
She was born just for me
En kooda irundhalae
She was right there with me
Avala ippa thedi pakuren
Now I search for her everywhere
Ava kooda irundha naatkal
The days spent with her
Ethayum marakka mudiyala
I cannot forget any of them
Ava illatha oru vazhkaiya
A life without her
Nenachu paakka mudiyala
I cannot even imagine
{En ragam oru thala ragam
My melody is a one-sided song
Ada kadavulae yen intha sogam
Oh God, why this grief?
En kaadhal romba pavam
My love is so pitiful
Romba pavam
So very pitiful
Enakku ava venum} (2)
I want her with me
Un kooda nan vazhuvenunu
My melody is a one-sided song
Nee sathiyam panna
Oh God, why this grief?
En kanavellam
My love is so pitiful
Kalachi puttu
So very pitiful
En manasa yendi konna
I want her with me
Un pechellam nambi vittu
That I will live with you
Un pinnala vanthen
You made a sacred vow
Yemandhu poiyi dhevadhasa
All my dreams
Naan othhaya ninnen
Shattering them into pieces
Aiyoo yemandhu poiyi dhevadhasa
Why did you destroy my heart?
Naan othaya ninen
Believing all your words
En idhayathil
I walked right behind you
Vithayai vizhunthayae
Cheated and turned into a Devadas
Oru poovaga nee valarndhayae
I stood all alone
En malarae en vaadi ponaa..
Alas, cheated and turned into a Devadas
{En ragam oru thala ragam
I stood all alone
Ada kadavulae yen intha sogam
Inside my heart
En kaadhal romba pavam
You fell like a seed
Romba pavam
You grew into a flower
Enakku ava venum} (2)
My beloved flower, why did you wither away?
When i saw you first girl
My melody is a one-sided song
You was fine
Oh God, why this grief?
I dont know why but
My love is so pitiful
You blow my mind
So very pitiful
You made a feel like a million in a one
I want her with me
And one in a billion you be the one
My melody is a one-sided song
Who can change my world
Oh God, why this grief?
And then baby change my way
My love is so pitiful
I got a feeling that you could take my breath away
So very pitiful
I am saying just because im in love
I want her with me
This is coming out love
When I saw you first, girl
From the bottom of my heart girl
You were fine
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses the heart-wrenching pain of unrequited love and betrayal. The protagonist laments the loss of his lover, unable to imagine a life without her after she broke her promises and left him isolated. He compares his plight to that of Devadas, questioning why fate blossomed a love in his heart only to let it wither away.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Allusion
“Yemandhu poiyi dhevadhasa”
References the iconic romantic tragic hero Devadas to emphasize the protagonist's profound heartbreak and loneliness.
Metaphor
“En idhayathil Vithayai vizhunthayae Oru poovaga nee valarndhayae En malarae en vaadi ponaa..”
Compares love to a seed planted in the heart that bloomed into a flower before tragically withering.
Refrain / Repetition
“En ragam oru thala ragam”
The phrase 'En ragam oru thala ragam' is repeated continuously to reinforce the painful theme of one-sided love.
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Trivia
The line 'En ragam oru thala ragam' pays direct homage to T. Rajendar's cult classic 1980 romance film 'Oru Thalai Ragam'. The song was composed and written by T. Rajendar's younger son, T. R. Kuralarasan, starring his elder brother Silambarasan (STR).
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